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Old 10th Mar 2023, 12:09 pm   #1
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Default Telescopic aerial maybe?

Mrs W has just thrown out a couple these fluffy duster "things".
Being curious I took the padded coverings off of one of them, and ended up with a 6" to 25" telescopic aerial!
The base diameter is about 3/8" and the top just over 3/16", and the best bit is, they take solder. Probably too big for portable radios but fine for a quarter wave at 2metres or so.
The originals are apparently, about £1 each from our local "Home Bargains". (other hardware outlets are available)
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Default Re: Telescopic aerial maybe?

Don't certain Hackers take a 3/8" base diameter aerial?
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Old 10th Mar 2023, 1:41 pm   #3
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Default Re: Telescopic aerial maybe?

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Don't certain Hackers take a 3/8" base diameter aerial?
Close - that's about 9.5mm., and the Sovereign II, VHF Herald, Hunter and some others are specified as 9mm.

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Don't certain Hackers take a 3/8" base diameter aerial?
Close - that's about 9.5mm., and the Sovereign II, VHF Herald, Hunter and some others are specified as 9mm.

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Perhaps it would fit Paul with a small amount of filing of the entry point (maybe not needed), and I'm sure the 'P' clip/clamp could accept it.
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Yes - the first Hacker telescopic aerials were 8mm diameter - no knuckle joint - and already in 1971 Hacker recommended enlarging the hole in the event of stocks running out or a jointed type being preferred. There's nothing new about the difficulty of finding exact replacements.

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